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Nov-15-2005 20:05

Topping her list is the victim's wife, <insert guy's name>. He...

Suspect is victim's father. Motive: Wanted to steal family heirloom???

(suspect) hasnt heard or seen anything suspicious. (suspect) ends up pointing me in the right direction. (i'm guessing a glitch)

and those pictures/relationships...will they never cease to amaze?

Nov-17-2005 09:28

I had a suspect called Madonna whose alibi was the music teacher!

Nov-17-2005 18:44

Intermediate case. 7 suspects.
5 of them family: cousin, uncle, mother, sister, brother.
Hate to be in his shoes.

Nov-17-2005 19:39

Ouch. Family issues, eh? Well, compare it to all those Hoffrogge's and Wickland's and Tibby's and Bedenbaugh's ... how many people in this game are related? I always ask myself that. Especially when all those pics don't match up any specific family tie. Chinese Wickland and a Filippino Wickland. Now, who is the true Wickland?

Jan-2-2006 18:00

The one that got me was the case where a mother came and hired me to look into her daughter's death. Three loan sharks and four opium dealers appear to be her daughter's entire circle of, ah, friends.

You can of course guess who did it. Mom.

Jan-3-2006 01:47

There was a case in which a guy had three lovers, ALL MALE.

Also, someone was "drunk" proved by research, and his fake alibi was the bartender.

Jan-4-2006 16:15

Haw! Just hit a case which proves that the secret societies really do control us all... or at least me...

"Prudence began to tell me how she had found her Master in his kitchen. The police were puzzled. They had no viable leads. (As if they ever did I thought.) So now she was here asking for my help.

"I can pay whatever you ask," she said. My thoughts came swift, "Whatever I ask, huh?"

The thought of something like this happening to my own Master urged me to take on this case. That and the grumbling of my empty stomach."

Yeeessss, Master. Must solve cases for the Master...

Feb-11-2006 20:10

I had one case in which one of the suspects "invited me in and politely asked me wanted I wanted to know." However, his picture bore a grimace more sutiable for bathing in battery acid than inviting me in, especially since I was the detective and he turned out to be innocent.

I've never encountered an Opium Dealer (perhaps because I've never left New York), but don't you thing somebody should arrest THEM? I know it used to be legal, but I think it became illegal by the time of the story. I don't think there should be any in Shanghai, because after the two Opium Wars, an emperor issued a decree illegalizing opium. **bows as other detectives applaud his knowledge** (not that I'm an egomaniac or anything)

Feb-11-2006 20:12

I forgot to mention, there were TWO decrees, the 1st permitted its medical use, while the 2nd one prohibited it.

Feb-13-2006 16:08

Are you really sure you want to piss off the drug barons? It's not like the police would help you out because 1) they're incompetent 2) they're corrupt 3) You give them a bad name by solving all their cases. That's why there are so many opium dealers.

I've encountered many an opium dealer in NYC. Who remembers the birthday of their drug dealer anyway? o_O